List of Continental Basketball Association seasons

1978–79 season

• Allentown Jets
• Anchorage Northern Knights
• Baltimore Metros
• Jersey Shore Bullets
• Lancaster Red Roses
• Maine Lumberjacks
• Mohawk Valley Thunderbirds
• Rochester Zeniths
• Wilkes-Barre Barons

• July 1978: the CBA board of directors unanimously approved the admittance of the Rochester Zeniths to the league. The Zeniths were previously members of the All-American Basketball Alliance. The EBA announced that the Providence Shooting Stars were folding due to unpaid debts. The league allowed the Long Island Ducks and the Brooklyn Dodgers to attempt to find financial backing.
• February 17, 1979: the Anchorage Northern Knights set CBA records for team points in a game with 183 and, points in a single half with 99 in the second half, and field goals in a game with 74.

1979–80 season

• Anchorage Northern Knights
• Hawaii Volcanos
• Lancaster Red Roses
• Lehigh Valley Jets
• Maine Lumberjacks
• Pennsylvania Barons
• Rochester Zeniths
• Utica Olympics

• April 1, 1980: Maine Lumberjacks player Charles Jones had a CBA record 26 rebounds in a game. Maine lost the Eastern Conference Finals game to the Rochester Zeniths, 140–132.

1980–81 season

• Alberta Dusters
• Anchorage Northern Knights
• Atlantic City Hi-Rollers
• Billings Volcanos
• Lehigh Valley Jets
• Maine Lumberjacks
• Montana Golden Nuggets
• Philadelphia Kings
• Rochester Zeniths
• Scranton Aces

• July to October 1980: After Darryl Dawkins shattered two basketball backboards during his 1979–80 NBA season, the CBA implemented a collapsible hinged rim for the 1980–81 season. The design was chosen from 10 prototypes which were set up in a New York City high school gymnasium in the summer of 1980. Unidentified college basketball players were asked to try to break the rims and the three strongest designs were chosen for a trail run in the CBA. All three rims broke away from the backboard and snapped back in place. The NBA implemented one of the CBA's designs the following season.

1981–82 season

• Alberta Dusters
• Anchorage Northern Knights
• Billings Volcanos
• Lancaster Lightning
• Maine Lumberjacks
• Montana Golden Nuggets
• Rochester Zeniths
• Wildwood Hi-Rollers

1982–83 season

• Albany Patroons
• Albuquerque Silvers
• Billings Volcanos
• Detroit Spirits
• Lancaster Lightning
• Las Vegas Silvers
• Maine Lumberjacks
• Montana Golden Nuggets
• Ohio Mixers
• Rochester Zeniths
• Reno Bighorns
• Wisconsin Flyers
• Wyoming Wildcatters

• January 30, 1982: The 1982 CBA All-Star Game at Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey was the first nationally televised CBA game. It was broadcast on the USA Network.

1983–84 season

• Albany Patroons
• Albuquerque Silvers
• Bay State Bombardiers
• Detroit Spirits
• Lancaster Lightning
• Louisville Catbirds
• Ohio Mixers
• Puerto Rico Coquis
• Sarasota Stingers
• Toronto Tornados
• Wisconsin Flyers
• Wyoming Wildcatters

1984–85 season

• Albany Patroons
• Albuquerque Silvers
• Bay State Bombardiers
• Cincinnati Slammers
• Detroit Spirits
• Evansville Thunder
• Lancaster Lightning
• Louisville Catbirds
• Puerto Rico Coquis
• Sarasota Stingers
• Tampa Bay Thrillers
• Toronto Tornados
• Wisconsin Flyers
• Wyoming Wildcatters

• February 1984: To keep travel costs down, the CBA barred teams from bringing their assistant coach on road trips. The Albany Patroons were fined $1,200 after assistant coach Charley Rosen accompanied the team on a road trip to Puerto Rico. The Partoons later skirted the rule by classifying Rosen as a trainer, as teams were permitted to have a trainer travel with them.
• May 21, 1984: During the annual board of directors meeting CBA commissioner Jim Drucker announced plans for expansion to at least 13 cities. Drucker also unveiled his plans for "CBA East", a developmental league for the CBA which would be the third-tier men's professional basketball league in the United States behind the CBA and the NBA, respectively. Possible sites for the CBA East franchises were Columbia, Maryland; Trenton, New Jersey; Springfield, Massachusetts; Syracuse, New York; Scranton, Pennsylvania; Allentown, Pennsylvania; Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; Wilmington, Delaware; and Long Island, New York. Drucker was quoted by UPI reporter David Nathan, "This year the CBA will take off We're moving into larger markets and I have no doubt the CBA East will exist". Rule changes were adopted which included a change to three point fouls where the shooter would be granted three free throws as opposed to two. A rule similar to the clear path foul was adopted where a foul on a "uncontested breakaway" would result in an automatic two points and possession of the ball. Rosters were decreased from 10 spots to nine. The board of directors approved an expansion franchise in Evansville, Indiana and another in Hartford, Connecticut contingent on the required ticket sales. Changes to the CBA drug policy were described by UPI's David Nathan, "a tough drug policy, much like the NBA's".
• May 22, 1984: The CBA board of directors approved the re-location of the Ohio Mixers from Lima, Ohio to Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati's last professional basketball team was the NBA Cincinnati Royals who left the city in 1972 for Kansas City.
• September 7, 1984: The CBA announced it had signed a broadcasting agreement with Black Entertainment Television to air 15 games during the 1984–85 season.
• October 28, 1984: A game between the Soviet Union men's national basketball team and a team composed of CBA players was held in Albany, New York. The Soviet team was without Arvydas Sabonis who was sidelined with a foot injury. The Soviet team defeated the CBA team by a score of 77–72. Vladimir Tkachenko and Šarūnas Marčiulionis of the Soviet team led all scorers with 18 points a piece. Kenny Natt of the CBA club led his team with 16 points. Other CBA players included Billy Goodwin, Derrick Rowland, Lowes Moore and Cozell McQueen.
• February 16, 1985: CBA commissioner Jim Drucker and the league was profiled in a UPI article by Joe Juliano titled "CBA is providing games, gimmicks". Juliano notes that one of Drucker's strategies for promotions are unique like the "Ton of Money CBA Free Throw" in which a randomly selected spectator is given a chance to make two shots from the free throw line for a chance at 5,000 pennies. When asked about the gimmicks and promotions Drucker responded, "You can't touch anything at a basketball game so we've got to be able to guarantee our fans 10 memorable moments, five of which are totally detached from the game. We have to guarantee that our fans go home happy." Other promotions included "The 1 Million Dollar CBA Supershot" where a spectator could win $50,000 a year over 20 years if they made a shot from 69 feet and 9 inches away from the basket. The "Fly In, Drive Away" promotion gave spectators a chance to fly a paper airplane into the sunroof of a vehicle for a chance to win its title. During the 1977 season the expansion franchise fee was $5,000 as opposed to the $500,000 fee in 1985. Drucker laid out his plans for further expansion to the UPI telling Juliano there was inquiries from investors in San Diego, California; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Vancouver, British Columbia and Tacoma, Washington. Drucker also announced plans for a league called the "CBA East" which would be a developmental league for the CBA. He said the CBA East would begin during the 1985–86 season.

1985–86 season

• Albany Patroons
• Baltimore Lightning
• Bay State Bombardiers
• Cincinnati Slammers
• Detroit Spirits
• Evansville Thunder
• Florida Stingers
• Kansas City Sizzlers
• La Crosse Catbirds
• Maine Windjammers
• Pensacola Tornados
• Tampa Bay Thrillers
• Wisconsin Flyers
• Wyoming Wildcatters

1986–87 season

• Albany Patroons
• Charleston Gunners
• Cincinnati Slammers
• Jacksonville Jets
• La Crosse Catbirds
• Mississippi Jets
• Pensacola Tornados
• Rapid City Thrillers
• Rockford Lightning
• Savannah Spirits
• Topeka Sizzlers
• Wisconsin Flyers
• Wyoming Wildcatters

1987–88 season

• Albany Patroons
• Charleston Gunners
• La Crosse Catbirds
• Mississippi Jets
• Pensacola Tornados
• Quad City Thunder
• Rapid City Thrillers
• Rochester Flyers
• Rockford Lightning
• Savannah Spirits
• Topeka Sizzlers
• Wyoming Wildcatters

1988–89 season

• Albany Patroons
• Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets
• Charleston Gunners
• La Crosse Catbirds
• Pensacola Tornados
• Quad City Thunder
• Rapid City Thrillers
• Rochester Flyers
• Rockford Lightning
• Topeka Sizzlers
• Tulsa Fast Breakers
• Wichita Falls Texans

1989–90 season

• Albany Patroons
• Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets
• Columbus Horizon
• Grand Rapids Hoops
• La Crosse Catbirds
• Omaha Racers
• Pensacola Tornados
• Quad City Thunder
• Rapid City Thrillers
• Rockford Lightning
• San Jose Jammers
• Santa Barbara Islanders
• Sioux Falls Skyforce
• Topeka Sizzlers
• Tulsa Fast Breakers
• Wichita Falls Texans

1990–91 season

• Albany Patroons
• Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets
• Columbus Horizon
• Grand Rapids Hoops
• La Crosse Catbirds
• Oklahoma City Cavalry
• Omaha Racers
• Pensacola Tornados
• Quad City Thunder
• Rapid City Thrillers
• Rockford Lightning
• San Jose Jammers
• Sioux Falls Skyforce
• Tulsa Fast Breakers
• Wichita Falls Texans
• Yakima Sun Kings

1991–92 season

• Albany Patroons
• Bakersfield Jammers
• Birmingham Bandits
• Columbus Horizon
• Fort Wayne Fury
• Grand Rapids Hoops
• La Crosse Catbirds
• Oklahoma City Cavalry
• Omaha Racers
• Quad City Thunder
• Rapid City Thrillers
• Rockford Lightning
• Sioux Falls Skyforce
• Tri-City Chinook
• Tulsa Zone
• Wichita Falls Texans
• Yakima Sun Kings

1992–93 season

• Capital Region Pontiacs
• Columbus Horizon
• Fargo-Moorhead Fever
• Fort Wayne Fury
• Grand Rapids Hoops
• La Crosse Catbirds
• Oklahoma City Cavalry
• Omaha Racers
• Quad City Thunder
• Rapid City Thrillers
• Rochester Renegade
• Rockford Lightning
• Sioux Falls Skyforce
• Tri-City Chinook
• Wichita Falls Texans
• Yakima Sun Kings

1993–94 season

• Columbus Horizon
• Fargo-Moorhead Fever
• Fort Wayne Fury
• Grand Rapids Hoops
• Hartford Hellcats
• La Crosse Catbirds
• Oklahoma City Cavalry
• Omaha Racers
• Quad City Thunder
• Rapid City Thrillers
• Rochester Renegade
• Rockford Lightning
• Sioux Falls Skyforce
• Tri-City Chinook
• Wichita Falls Texans
• Yakima Sun Kings

1994–95 season

• Chicago Rockers
• Fort Wayne Fury
• Grand Rapids Mackers
• Harrisburg Hammerheads
• Mexico City Aztecas
• Oklahoma City Cavalry
• Omaha Racers
• Pittsburgh Piranhas
• Quad City Thunder
• Rapid City Thrillers
• Rockford Lightning
• Shreveport Crawdads
• Sioux Falls Skyforce
• Tri-City Chinook
• Yakima Sun Kings

1995–96 season

• Chicago Rockers
• Connecticut Pride
• Florida Beachdogs
• Fort Wayne Fury
• Grand Rapids Mackers
• Oklahoma City Cavalry
• Omaha Racers
• Quad City Thunder
• Rockford Lightning
• San Diego Wildcards
• Shreveport Storm
• Sioux Falls Skyforce
• Yakima Sun Kings

1996–97 season

• Connecticut Pride
• Florida Beachdogs
• Fort Wayne Fury
• Grand Rapids Hoops
• La Crosse Bobcats
• Oklahoma City Cavalry
• Omaha Racers
• Quad City Thunder
• Rockford Lightning
• Sioux Falls Skyforce
• Yakima Sun Kings

1997–98 season

• Connecticut Pride
• Fort Wayne Fury
• Grand Rapids Hoops
• Idaho Stampede
• La Crosse Bobcats
• Quad City Thunder
• Rockford Lightning
• Sioux Falls Skyforce
• Yakima Sun Kings

1998–99 season

• Connecticut Pride
• Fort Wayne Fury
• Grand Rapids Hoops
• Idaho Stampede
• La Crosse Bobcats
• Quad City Thunder
• Rockford Lightning
• Sioux Falls Skyforce
• Yakima Sun Kings

1999–2000 season

• Connecticut Pride
• Fort Wayne Fury
• Grand Rapids Hoops
• Idaho Stampede
• La Crosse Bobcats
• Quad City Thunder
• Rockford Lightning
• Sioux Falls Skyforce
• St. Charles Hawks
• Trenton Shooting Stars
• Yakima Sun Kings

2000–01 season

• Connecticut Pride
• Fort Wayne Fury
• Gary Steelheads
• Grand Rapids Hoops
• Idaho Stampede
• La Crosse Bobcats
• Quad City Thunder
• Rockford Lightning
• Sioux Falls Skyforce
• Yakima Sun Kings

2001–02 season

• Dakota Wizards
• Fargo-Moorhead Beez
• Flint Fuze
• Gary Steelheads
• Grand Rapids Hoops
• Rockford Lightning
• Saskatchewan Hawks
• Sioux Falls Skyforce

2002–03 season

• Dakota Wizards
• Gary Steelheads
• Great Lakes Storm
• Grand Rapids Hoops
• Idaho Stampede
• Rockford Lightning
• Sioux Falls Skyforce
• Yakima Sun Kings

2003–04 season

• Dakota Wizards
• Gary Steelheads
• Great Lakes Storm
• Idaho Stampede
• Rockford Lightning
• Sioux Falls Skyforce
• Yakima Sun Kings

2004–05 season

• Dakota Wizards
• Gary Steelheads
• Great Lakes Storm
• Idaho Stampede
• Michigan Mayhem
• Rockford Lightning
• Sioux Falls Skyforce
• Yakima Sun Kings

2005–06 season

• Albany Patroons
• Dakota Wizards
• Gary Steelheads
• Idaho Stampede
• Michigan Mayhem
• Rockford Lightning
• Sioux Falls Skyforce
• Yakima Sun Kings

2006–07 season

• Albany Patroons
• Butte Daredevils
• Great Falls Explorers
• Indiana Alley Cats
• Minot Skyrockets
• Pittsburgh Xplosion
• Utah Eagles
• Vancouver Dragons
• Yakama Sun Kings

2007–08 season

• Albany Patroons
• Atlanta Krunk
• Butte Daredevils
• East Kentucky Miners
• Great Falls Explorers
• Minot Skyrockets
• Oklahoma Cavalry
• Pittsburgh Xplosion
• Rio Grande Valley Silverados
• Yakama Sun Kings

2008–09 season

• Albany Patroons
• East Kentucky Miners
• Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry
• Minot Skyrockets

CBA franchise timeline

• Albany Patroons → Capital Region Pontiacs → Hartford Hellcats → Connecticut Pride
• Albany Patroons
• Alberta Dusters → Las Vegas Silvers → Albuquerque Silvers
• Allentown Jets → Lehigh Valley Jets
• Anchorage Northern Knights
• Atlanta Krunk
• Baltimore Metros → Mohawk Valley Thunderbirds → Utica Olympics → Atlantic City Hi-Rollers
• Butte Daredevils
• Dakota Wizards
• Detroit Spirits → Savannah Spirits → Tulsa Fast Breakers → Tulsa Zone → Fargo-Moorhead Fever → Mexico City Aztecas → San Diego Wildcards
• East Kentucky Miners
• Evansville Thunder
• Fargo-Moorhead Beez
• Flint Fuze → Great Lakes Storm
• Fort Wayne Fury
• Gary Steelheads
• Grand Rapids Hoops → Grand Rapids Mackers → Grand Rapids Hoops
• Great Falls Explorers
• Hawaii Volcanos → Billings Volcanos
• Idaho Stampede
• Indiana Alley Cats
• Jersey Shore Bullets
• Kansas City Sizzlers → Topeka Sizzlers → Yakima Sun Kings
• Lancaster Red Roses → Philadelphia Kings → Lancaster Lightning → Baltimore Lightning → Rockford Lightning
• Louisville Catbirds → La Crosse Catbirds → Pittsburgh Piranhas
• Maine Lumberjacks → Bay State Bombardiers → Pensacola Tornados → Birmingham Bandits → Rochester Renegade → Harrisburg Hammerheads
• Michigan Mayhem
• Minot SkyRockets
• Montana Golden Nuggets → Puerto Rico Coquis → Maine Windjammers
• Ohio Mixers → Cincinnati Slammers → Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets → Tri-City Chinook
• Oklahoma Cavalry → Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry
• Oklahoma City Cavalry
• Pittsburgh Xplosion
• Quad City Thunder
• Reno Bighorns
• Rio Grande Valley Silverados
• Rochester Zeniths
• Rockford Lightning
• San Jose Jammers → Bakersfield Jammers
• Santa Barbara Islanders
• Sarasota Stingers → Florida Stingers → Charleston Gunners → Columbus Horizon → Shreveport Crawdads → Shreveport Storm
• Sioux Falls Sky Force
• Saskatchewan Hawks
• Tampa Bay Thrillers → Rapid City Thrillers → Florida Beachdogs
• Toronto Tornados → Pensacola Tornados → Jacksonville Jets → Mississippi Jets → Wichita Falls Texans → Chicago Rockers → LaCrosse Bobcats
• Utah Eagles
• Wilkes-Barre Barons → Pennsylvania Barons → Scranton Aces
• Wisconsin Flyers → Rochester Flyers → Omaha Racers
• Wyoming Wildcatters